Nasrallah v. Davilla

PRESIDING JUSTICE GALLAGHER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, plaintiff, Susan Nasrallah, was awarded $11,990.20 in damages for injuries sustained in an automobile accident involving plaintiff and defendant, Salvador Davilla. Defendant now appeals from the judgment entered on the jury verdict and the order denying its posttrial motion. We reverse and remand.

Defendant raises two issues on appeal. The first issue is whether the trial court improperly denied defendant’s motion for substitution of judge as a matter of right. The second issue is whether the trial judge…